After over two months of lockdown due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, the government of India will now allow stadiums to be opened for sports without the involvement of spectators.
Union Minster for Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju, has clarified that stadiums and training complexes may be opened and sporting events can be conducted behind closed doors, after following the necessary safety precautions.
The activities will need to be executed after following Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) laid out by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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"Sports complexes and stadia will be permitted to open; however no spectators will be allowed," read one of the several guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs.